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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sign in en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To sign one's name on a list when entering a place, to indicate one's arrival.
    • Harper signed in with the rangemaster and handed him her gun. He reloaded it with six shells and handed it back, together with two sets of ear defenders. 2007, Lee Child, Running Blind: A Jack Reacher Novel:
    • In order to get into the office after hours, you'll have to sign in at the security desk.
  2. To take some action to access a secured program or web page on a computer; to log in.
    • He signed in using his own cybername: Point Guard. 1999, Jacqueline Guest, Triple Threat:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
signing in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
signed in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
signed in Tense=Past lexicographic
signs in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

sign up

Synonyms

sign into · log on · sign on · log in

Translations (3)

fr émarger (to sign one's name on a list) · fr s'inscrire (to sign one's name on a list) · it iscriversi (to sign one's name on a list)